Gas heating applicance

Abstract

A trivet for supporting both flat and curved bottom cooking vessels. Various alternatives are described including a flippable trivet which on one side supports flat bottomed vessels and on the other curved bottom vessels. The curved bottom vessel may be supported by either upstanding prongs, an upstanding ring, an aperture in the trivet, or a ring in the trivet.

1 . A structure for supporting a cooking vessel above a gas burner comprising: 
 a plurality of interconnected supporting members forming on one side thereof a first supporting side, and on the opposite side a second supporting side,    wherein said first supporting side is adapted to accommodate a flat bottomed cooking vessel in contact with said supporting members in a first plane of support, and    said second side has at least one wok support adapted to accommodate an at least partially curved bottom cooking vessel in contact with said wok support in a second plane of support, and wherein with said structure in place, for use, with said first side upward, said first plane of support is at a first level relative to said gas burner; and    with said structure in place, for use, with said second side upward, said second plane of support is at a second level relative to said gas burner, and    said second level being further from said gas burner than said first level.    
     
     
         2 . A structure for supporting a cooking vessel as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said wok support includes at least three co-planar support locations in said second plane of support, and each said support location is provided by an upstand member extending from said plurality of interconnected support members.  
     
     
         3 . A structure for supporting a cooking vessel as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said wok support includes at least one at least part annular upstand attached to said plurality of interconnected members and adapted to support an at least partially curved bottom cooking vessel.  
     
     
         4 . A structure for supporting a cooking vessel as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein said wok support includes at least one at least part annular upstand attached to said plurality of interconnected members and adapted to support an at least partially curved bottom cooking vessel.  
     
     
         5 . A structure for supporting a cooking vessel as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said wok support is provided by an upstand ring, extending from and supported by said plurality of interconnected members.  
     
     
         6 . A structure for supporting a cooking vessel as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein said wok support is provided by an upstand ring, extending from and supported by said plurality of interconnected members.  
     
     
         7 . A structure for supporting a cooking vessel as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein said wok support is provided by an upstand ring, extending from and supported by said plurality of interconnected members.  
     
     
         8 . A structure for supporting a cooking vessel as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein at least two of said plurality of interconnected members, are terminal, having a free end, and arranged to converge toward a central point above said gas burner, and wherein at least of said support locations is provided by an upstand member attached to at least one of said terminal members, toward said free end, and adapted to contact an at least partially curved bottom cooking vessel.  
     
     
         9 . A structure for supporting a cooking vessel as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein at least two of said plurality of interconnected members, are terminal, having a free end, and arranged to converge toward a central point above said gas burner, and wherein at least of said support locations is provided by an upstand member attached to at least one of said terminal members, toward said free end, and adapted to contact an at least partially curved bottom cooking vessel.